Sipple v. Foundation for National Progress

Decided April 7, 1999. John Zebrowski wrote the opinion for the court.

83 Cal. Rptr. 2d 677 · Cited 121 times

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• Hayward v. Watsonville Register-Pajaronian and Sun · 265 Cal. App. 2d 255
• McClatchy Newspapers, Inc. v. Superior Court · 189 Cal. App. 3d 961
• Brown v. Kelly Broadcasting Co. · 771 P.2d 406
• Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & Opportunity · 969 P.2d 564
• Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim · 42 Cal. App. 4th 628
• Rothman v. Jackson · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1134
• Glenn v. Gibson · 75 Cal. App. 2d 649
• Xi Zhao v. Wong · 48 Cal. App. 4th 1114
• Rudnick v. McMillan · 25 Cal. App. 4th 1183
• Averill v. Superior Court · 42 Cal. App. 4th 1170
• Lipman v. Brisbane Elementary School District · 359 P.2d 465
• Oren Royal Oaks Venture v. Greenberg, Bernard, Weiss & Karma Inc. · 728 P.2d 1202
• Dove Audio, Inc. v. Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman · 47 Cal. App. 4th 777
• Live Oak Publishing Co. v. Cohagan · 234 Cal. App. 3d 1277
• Hearne v. De Young · 119 Cal. 670
• Maheu v. CBS, INC. · 201 Cal. App. 3d 662
• Ericsson Ge Mobile Communications, Inc. v. C.S.I. Telecommunications Engineers · 49 Cal. App. 4th 1591
• Howard v. Oakland Tribune · 199 Cal. App. 3d 1124
• Baugh v. CBS, INC. · 828 F. Supp. 745

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